Posted inEngineering and Engineers Layoffs and Job Reductions Musk, Elon Social Media Twitter Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter’s underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated. Posted by By Ryan Mac Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning
Posted inCoronavirus (2019-nCoV) Economic Conditions and Trends Engineering and Engineers Factories and Manufacturing Labor and Jobs Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Supply Chain Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd Taiwanese-Americans Engineers From Taiwan Bolstered China’s Chip Industry. Now They’re Leaving. The lure of money and new opportunities enticed talent to work in China’s semiconductor plants. The looming Cold War in tech changed the calculus. Posted by By Jane Perlez Amy Chang Chien and John Liu
Posted inBerland, Leslie (1978- ) Computers and the Internet Corporate Social Responsibility Edgett, Sean Engineering and Engineers Gadde, Vijaya Layoffs and Job Reductions Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Musk, Elon Online Advertising Sacks, David O Social Media Sprio, Alex Twitter Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company. Posted by By Kate Conger Mike Isaac Ryan Mac and Tiffany Hsu
Posted inDeaths (Obituaries) Engineering and Engineers Gamble, Kenny (Musician) Huff, Leon Philadelphia (Pa) Philadelphia International Records Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) Sigma Sound Studios Tarsia, Joe (1934-2022) Joe Tarsia, an Architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, Dies at 88 His work as an engineer at Sigma Sound Studios left a sonic stamp on R&B hits by the O’Jays, the Delfonics, the Stylistics and many others. Posted by By Bill Friskics-Warren